Two-time Emmy winning hair stylist Lawrence Davis is known from his work on a variety of notable films and television series such as J Edgar, Bessie, Green Book, Watchmen, True Detective, Lovecraft Country, and The Underground Railroad. Now, his work can be seen in the new Aretha Franklin biopic Respect, starring Jennifer Hudson. Davis has worked with Hudson for several years, and was tasked with creating different hairstyles across the multiple decades that the film is set in. On top of relying on his own heavy research, Lawrence was pleased to have the Franklin family on set as well, ensuring that Aretha’s character was portrayed as authentically as possible.
Davis also served as the hair department head on the critically-acclaimed HBO original limited series Mare of Easttown starring Kate Winslet, Jean Smart, Julianne Nicholson, and Evan Peters. For his work, Davis has received his fourth Primetime Emmy nomination this year for Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling.
